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| League History Index | Players | Teams | Managers | Leagues | Leaderboards | Awards | Accomplishments |
| Rank | Player | WAR | YEAR | Open Postseason Leaderboard |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bob Gibson | 5.58 | 1959-1979 | |
| 2 | Whitey Ford* | 4.64 | 1950-1967 | |
| 3 | Bob Moose# | 3.70 | 1967-1981 | |
| 4 | Sam McDowell | 3.62 | 1961-1979 | |
| 5 | Christy Mathewson* | 3.20 | 1900-1916 | |
| 6 | Sandy Koufax* | 2.66 | 1955-1966 | |
| 6 | Red Ruffing* | 2.66 | 1924-1947 | |
| 8 | Waite Hoyt* | 2.31 | 1918-1938 | |
| 9 | George Earnshaw | 2.27 | 1928-1936 | |
| 10 | Dick Ruthven# | 2.19 | 1972-1981 | |
| 11 | Gary Nolan# | 2.15 | 1967-1981 | |
| 12 | Lefty Grove* | 2.11 | 1925-1941 | |
| 13 | Charles Bender* | 2.10 | 1903-1925 | |
| 14 | Tom Seaver | 2.06 | 1967-1979 | |
| 15 | Silver King | 2.03 | 1886-1897 | |
| 16 | Eddie Lopat | 2.00 | 1944-1955 | |
| 17 | John Clarkson* | 1.99 | 1882-1894 | |
| 18 | Dave McNally# | 1.73 | 1962-1981 | |
| 19 | Bob Caruthers | 1.70 | 1884-1892 | |
| 20 | Mordecai Brown* | 1.65 | 1903-1916 | |
| 21 | Deacon Phillippe | 1.63 | 1899-1911 | |
| 22 | Tim Keefe* | 1.58 | 1880-1893 | |
| 23 | Lefty Gomez | 1.57 | 1930-1943 | |
| 24 | Allie Reynolds | 1.56 | 1942-1954 | |
| 25 | Schoolboy Rowe | 1.54 | 1933-1950 | |
| 26 | Monte Pearson | 1.51 | 1932-1941 | |
| 27 | Tommy John# | 1.50 | 1963-1981 | |
| 28 | Carl Mays | 1.47 | 1915-1929 | |
| 29 | Steve Carlton# | 1.46 | 1965-1981 | |
| 30 | Eddie Cicotte | 1.44 | 1905-1920 | |
| 31 | Ray Culp | 1.35 | 1963-1979 | |
| 31 | Tommy Bridges | 1.35 | 1930-1946 | |
| 33 | Warren Spahn* | 1.34 | 1942-1965 | |
| 33 | Mickey Lolich | 1.34 | 1963-1978 | |
| 35 | Orval Overall | 1.31 | 1905-1913 | |
| 36 | Vic Raschi | 1.30 | 1946-1955 | |
| 37 | Eddie Plank* | 1.29 | 1901-1917 | |
| 38 | Bobo Newsom | 1.24 | 1929-1953 | |
| 38 | Mort Cooper | 1.24 | 1938-1949 | |
| 38 | Hal Newhouser | 1.24 | 1939-1955 | |
| 41 | Carl Hubbell* | 1.17 | 1928-1943 | |
| 41 | Ralph Terry | 1.17 | 1956-1967 | |
| 41 | Herb Pennock* | 1.17 | 1912-1934 | |
| 41 | Clay Kirby# | 1.17 | 1969-1981 | |
| 41 | Cy Young* | 1.17 | 1890-1911 | |
| 46 | Bill Dinneen | 1.14 | 1898-1909 | |
| 46 | Lew Burdette | 1.14 | 1950-1967 | |
| 48 | Ron Guidry# | 1.10 | 1972-1981 | |
| 49 | Harry Brecheen | 1.08 | 1940-1953 | |
| 49 | Pete Alexander* | 1.08 | 1911-1930 | |
| 51 | Walter Johnson* | 1.06 | 1907-1927 | |
| 52 | Spud Chandler | 1.05 | 1937-1947 | |
| 53 | Mike Cuellar | 1.04 | 1959-1972 | |
| 54 | Nolan Ryan# | 1.03 | 1966-1981 | |
| 55 | Old Hoss Radbourn* | 1.01 | 1881-1891 | |
| 56 | Art Nehf | .99 | 1915-1929 | |
| 57 | Jim McCormick | .98 | 1878-1887 | |
| 58 | Pretzels Getzien | .93 | 1884-1892 | |
| 58 | Joe H Coleman | .93 | 1965-1978 | |
| 58 | Hippo Vaughn | .93 | 1908-1921 | |
| 61 | Pete Richert | .92 | 1962-1975 | |
| 61 | George Mullin | .92 | 1902-1913 | |
| 63 | Max Lanier | .91 | 1938-1953 | |
| 63 | Smoky Joe Wood | .91 | 1908-1920 | |
| 65 | Tug McGraw# | .90 | 1965-1981 | |
| 66 | Dave Foutz | .89 | 1884-1896 | |
| 66 | Jim Palmer | .89 | 1965-1981 | |
| 68 | Bill Hallahan | .88 | 1925-1938 | |
| 68 | Luke Walker | .88 | 1965-1981 | |
| 70 | Gary Peters | .87 | 1959-1975 | |
| 71 | Stan Coveleski* | .86 | 1912-1928 | |
| 71 | Steve Brown# | .86 | 1975-1981 | |
| 73 | Tom Zachary | .82 | 1918-1936 | |
| 74 | Carl Erskine | .80 | 1948-1959 | |
| 74 | Dick Drago# | .80 | 1969-1981 | |
| 76 | Dick Rudolph | .79 | 1910-1927 | |
| 76 | Denny McLain# | .79 | 1963-1981 | |
| 78 | Don Gullett | .78 | 1970-1976 | |
| 79 | Pete Conway | .77 | 1885-1889 | |
| 79 | Paul Derringer | .77 | 1931-1945 | |
| 79 | Rube Marquard | .77 | 1908-1925 | |
| 82 | Rudy May | .75 | 1965-1976 | |
| 83 | Johnny Sain | .74 | 1942-1955 | |
| 84 | Kid Nichols* | .73 | 1890-1906 | |
| 84 | Steve Shields# | .73 | 1979-1981 | |
| 84 | Jack Stivetts | .73 | 1889-1899 | |
| 87 | Hank Borowy | .72 | 1942-1951 | |
| 88 | Bob Lemon | .71 | 1942-1958 | |
| 89 | Mel Stottlemyre Sr# | .68 | 1964-1981 | |
| 89 | Marius Russo | .68 | 1939-1946 | |
| 89 | Phil Douglas | .68 | 1912-1922 | |
| 89 | Bob Turley | .68 | 1951-1963 | |
| 93 | Jack Coombs | .67 | 1906-1920 | |
| 93 | Jack S Sanford | .67 | 1953-1967 | |
| 95 | Bucky Walters | .66 | 1934-1950 | |
| 95 | Johnny Podres | .66 | 1953-1969 | |
| 95 | Tom Hall# | .66 | 1968-1981 | |
| 98 | Bill Stafford | .65 | 1960-1967 | |
| 98 | Jim Bouton | .65 | 1962-1969 | |
| 100 | Tom Lovett | .64 | 1885-1894 |
